Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:34

³⁴So your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So your	בָ֨ךְ	ḇāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
prostitution	בְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְ	bə·ṯaz·nū·ṯa·yiḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H8457 fornication
is	וַיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the opposite	הֵ֤פֶךְ	hê·p̄eḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2016 the contrary, contrariness, perversity
of that	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
of other women	הַנָּשִׁים֙	han·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
No one	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
solicited	וְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְ	wə·’a·ḥă·ra·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person feminine singular	H310 behind
your favors	זוּנָּ֑ה	zūn·nāh	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
and you paid	וּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְ	ū·ḇə·ṯit·têḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a fee	אֶתְנָ֗ן	’eṯ·nān	Noun - masculine singular	H868 hire
instead of	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
receiving	נִתַּן־	nit·tan-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
one	וְאֶתְנַ֛ן	wə·’eṯ·nan	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H868 hire
so you	לָ֖ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
are	וַתְּהִ֥י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the very opposite	לְהֶֽפֶךְ׃	lə·he·p̄eḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H2016 the contrary, contrariness, perversity

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.